The Snowflake Classic

... introduced our family to the world of competitive swimming exactly one year ago.  Then, the boys competed for the very first time with their year-round team, and while they had a blast, reaching the top of the leader board was a mere impossibility. Sometimes, they were just happy to reach the finish line!

Now, one year later, well... the results speak for themselves.

The Snowflake Classic

January 24-25, 2009

790 swimmers representing 11 teams from Virginia & Maryland

NOH-MAN: about to win the 100 Yard Freestyle, above

(Swimming his last meet as a 7-year old in the 8 & under category) 

• 100 Yard Freestyle: 1st place with a personal best time of 1:18.99 (an 8.5 second drop from his seed time!), and a "BB" time for the 10 & under age group!!
• 100 Yard Breaststroke: 1st place with a personal best time of 1:48.69 (he had never raced in this event before)
• 50 Yard Backstroke: 2nd place with a personal best time of 44.82 seconds (a 4 sec drop)
• 50 Yard Freestyle: 2nd place with a personal best time of 36.64 (a 2 second drop)
• 100 Yard Butterfly: 2nd place with a time of 1:49. 92 (his first time racing in this event)
• 25 Yard Butterfly: 2nd place with a personal best of 20.22 (0.7 sec drop)
• 100 Yard Backstroke: 1st place with another personal best time of 1:39.13.

BUB

• 200 Yard Individual Medley: 3rd place with a time of 2:50.59 (his first official time for this event).  This is an "A" time, thus qualifying him in this event for Age-Group Champs in March. 
• 100 Yard Freestyle: 2nd place with a personal best time of 1:07.56 (only half a second behind the winner!).  This is a his first "AA" time!
• 50 Yard Butterfly: 3rd place with a personal best time of 33.79 (only 2 tenths of a second behind the 2 boys who tied for first!) and another "AA" time!
• 200 Yard Freestyle: 2nd place with a personal best time of 2:26.16 (a 10 second drop from his seed time!!), and only a quarter of a second behind the winner.  Also, another "A" time (he missed an "AA" by less than half a second!)
• 50 Yard Breaststroke: A personal best time of 43.77 (he dropped half a second).
• 100 Yard Butterfly: 2nd place with a personal best time of 1:17.32 and his third "AA" time.
• 500 Freestyle: he didn't place in the top three in this event, but he swam a great race with a time of 6:51.71.

So, another fabulous weekend in the pool, 

and another super weekend together~

 The boys fought their way through the water and they have the results to prove it!

 Many proud, proud mama moments!!